Work & Labour in Pakistan 1,198 indicators covering work & labour for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment rate of men vs. women 5.0% 2025 up 76.8% 91st Female unemployment rate 6.9% 2025 up 12.9% 74th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 28.8% 2025 up 7.8% 63rd Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 27.0% 2025 down 16.3% 68th Share of male vs. female employment in services 44.2% 2025 up 7.8% 134th Employment rate, men vs. women 76.2% 2025 down 0.7% 31st Employment rate 49.5% 2025 down 1.3% 145th Youth unemployment rate 9.6% 2025 up 43.6% 119th Population by labor force status 92.50 million people 2025 up 9.8% 4th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 34.58 2025 down 0.7% 60th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,481 Persons 2022 up 70.5% 18th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 2,276 Persons 2022 up 30.3% 13th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.3% 2020 down 18.4% 55th Female labor force by age 285,318 people 2024 down 11.9% 35th Labor force participation rate by age 43.3% 2024 up 7.9% 77th Female labor force participation rate by age 21.7% 2024 up 7.9% 148th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 9.5% 2024 up 135.0% 123rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0218 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.8% 12th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0012 units per square kilometre 2023 up 67.5% 93rd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 4.77 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.9% 34th Employment by status 42.8% 2024 up 7.6% 138th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 42.8% 2024 up 7.6% 138th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0415 units per square kilometre 2023 up 220.0% 94th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0415 units per square kilometre 2023 up 220.0% 93rd Employment 77,642 2025 up 40.5% 7th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 69.89 % change on previous year 2021 up 4,859.5% 1st Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 69.89 % change on previous year 2021 up 4,859.5% 1st Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 69.89 % change on previous year 2021 up 4,859.5% 1st Annual growth of GDP per employed person 0.3% 2025 down 89.1% 151st Unemployment with basic education 6.3% 2025 up 188.3% 71st Unemployment with basic education, male 5.7% 2025 up 187.2% 70th Unemployment with intermediate education 9.9% 2025 up 61.5% 29th Unemployment with basic education, female 9.8% 2025 up 146.8% 44th Unemployment with advanced education 11.1% 2025 down 33.8% 17th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 19.1% 2025 down 10.8% 13th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.83 2024 up 9.5% 32nd Level of national compliance with labor rights 4.83 score 2024 up 9.5% 32nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 28.5% 2025 down 6.2% 16th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 8.1% 2025 up 79.3% 30th Labor force with basic education, female 23.4% 2025 up 56.6% 94th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 45.4% 2025 down 15.3% 3rd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 13.1% 2025 up 77.3% 55th Labor force with basic education, male 81.9% 2025 up 8.0% 8th Labor force with basic education 58.3% 2025 up 12.1% 37th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 22.2% 2025 up 94.6% 120th Labor force with intermediate education, male 74.9% 2025 up 4.9% 57th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 53.7% 2025 up 13.4% 112th Unemployment with advanced education, male 6.8% 2025 down 29.8% 25th Labor force with advanced education, male 87.0% 2025 down 3.4% 28th Labor force with advanced education 68.4% 2025 down 0.9% 112th Labor force with advanced education, female 42.1% 2025 up 7.6% 122nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 25.4% 2025 up 11.6% 160th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 76.6% 2025 down 1.1% 31st Unemployment with advanced education, female 23.9% 2025 down 40.6% 8th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 51.5% 2025 up 2.6% 135th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 39.8% 2025 up 5.8% 58th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 57.6% 2025 up 2.2% 18th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 20.2% 2025 up 8.2% 113th Part time employment, female 68.8% 2021 down 2.2% 4th Part time employment, male 13.2% 2021 down 18.5% 60th ← Previous Page 4 of 20 Next →